Xiao Liu was surprised that Qian Mao was so generous. He said, "I need to ask the old man about this. He lives in a tenement building on Dongda Street. Should we go and take a look at the apartment and discuss the price with him?"
Qian Mao nodded, turned around and looked at Qian Xiang and Guo Ni, asking them for their opinion with his eyes.
Guo Ni nodded immediately. Qian Xiang looked at his wife and could only nod as well. After all, his wife was the one who made the decisions at home. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't beat her and could only get beaten up.
Qian Mao said, "Okay, let's go to Dongda Street now." After saying that, he led a few people to Dongda Street by car.
It was Xiao Liu's first time riding in the mayor's official car, and it was a completely different experience from the van at his workplace. Sitting in the passenger seat, he was incredibly excited, and it was quite a struggle to suppress the upward curve of his lips.
Upon arriving at Dongda Street, we parked the car downstairs at Xiao Liu's direction. After everyone got out of the car, Xiao Liu led us up to the third floor and to a light green door, where he knocked.
Footsteps came from inside, and soon a sprightly old man appeared before them. Although he was wearing faded clothes, one could still see the scholarly air about him.
Xiao Liu said with a smile, "Uncle Qian, hello, I am Liu, the staff member of Daoli Housing Management Office, and this is Comrade Qian. He wants to buy your house."
Old Man Qian looked at Qian Mao and said, "Come in."
Qian Mao smiled and followed Xiao Liu inside. It was obvious that only the old man lived in the house, but he seemed to be a clean person, as the house was very tidy.
After everyone was seated, Old Man Qian went to pour water for everyone, but Qian Mao immediately stood up and said, "Uncle Qian, no need to be so polite. I also have the surname Qian, so we're all from the same family."
Old Man Qian smiled when he heard Qian Mao's words, then sat down and looked at Qian Mao, saying, "Are you looking to buy a house on Shitoudao Street?"
Qian Mao said with a smile, "Uncle Qian, I heard from Xiao Liu that you want to sell all four of your houses?"
Old Qian was taken aback, then nodded and said, "I'm going abroad next month. These four houses have been listed for a long time, but everyone thinks they're too expensive. At that time, my visa hadn't been issued yet, so I didn't lower the price. I'll need money when I go abroad."
Qian Mao nodded and said, "It's like this, Uncle Qian, this is my brother. There are quite a few of us siblings, and we're all planning to settle down and work in Harbin. We want to buy a house, and Xiao Liu just said that you want to sell all your houses, so I came here to discuss with you. We want to buy them all. Do you think we can get a discount?"
Old Man Qian was taken aback: "You want them all?"
Qian Mao nodded and said, "Yes, wouldn't that save you trouble?"
Old Man Qian lowered his head and began to ponder.
Xiao Liu said from the side, "The courtyard house we just looked at on Shitoudao Street is 600 yuan, the house in Anzi area is 400 yuan per unit, and this is an apartment building, which is 400 yuan per unit for Grandpa Qian. The total price for the four houses is 1800 yuan."
Qian Mao nodded, his gaze falling on Old Man Qian. He didn't disturb his silence, and besides, he had a lot of money in his savings account, five figures in it, enough to buy these houses without any problem.
Old Man Qian glanced at Qian Mao, and from his clothes and demeanor, he could tell that he was a man who was not short of money. However, Qian Xiang's clothes showed that he was from a more modest background. So, he looked at Qian Mao and asked, "Can you take all four of these houses?"
Qian Mao said, "It all depends on whether you want to sell, Uncle Qian."
Old Man Qian nodded and said, "I can only give you a discount of 100 yuan at most."
Qian Mao looked at the building. Although the living room was a bit small, it was still a two-bedroom apartment with a kitchen and bathroom, which was better than other tenement buildings. He nodded and said, "Okay."
Xiao Liu's eyes widened immediately. 1700 yuan? Not 1.7 yuan, not 17 yuan, just spent like that? His monthly salary was only 32 yuan. This 1700 yuan was something he could only save by not eating or drinking for four years. Is this how much a secretary to the mayor earns these days?
Old Man Qian was pleased to see Qian Mao agree so readily, and he asked, "Are you sure?"
Qian Mao smiled and said, "It's confirmed. We can go and transfer the ownership now."
Old Man Qian immediately stood up and said, "Wait for me a moment, I'll go get my things."
Looking at the quick and efficient old man, Xiao Liu thought to himself: Is he afraid that the other party will change their mind?
He was right. Old Man Qian was really afraid that Qian Mao would change his mind. It was such a rare opportunity to meet such a straightforward buyer!
When Old Man Qian saw Qian Mao's black sedan, he felt a little regretful. If he hadn't lowered the price, could he have made an extra hundred yuan? However, while chatting with Xiao Liu in the car, he heard Xiao Liu mention that this person was the deputy mayor's secretary, and Old Man Qian no longer had any thoughts of going back on his word. Even if the deal fell through, they could still be on good terms. If he went back on his word, the guy driving the car was someone with influence, and he might actually make sure his house couldn't be sold, which would be a bigger loss for him.
The first property they transferred ownership of was the courtyard house on Shitoudao Street that Qian Xiang and Guo Ni wanted to buy. Old Man Qian used all of the 100 yuan discount he gave them on this house, which made Qian Xiang and Guo Ni a little embarrassed. They kept pulling Qian Mao to insist that the 100 yuan be split equally. Qian Mao smiled and said, "You don't need to argue. Duo Duo paid for it. She's a little rich woman."
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